| Standard Name | Chs1p |
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| Systematic Name | Ynl192wp |
| Alias | Usa4p 1 |
| ORF Classification | Verified |
| Description | Chitin synthase I, requires activation from zymogenic form in order to catalyze the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to chitin; required for repairing the chitin septum during cytokinesis; transcription activated by mating factor (2, 3, 4) |
| Name Description | CHitin Synthase |
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| Post-translational Modifications | PhosphoGRID | PhosphoPep Database |
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| Domains/motifs | See the graphical view and list of proteins that share domains/motifs in common with Chs1p (InterPro) |
| Transmembrane Domains | There are 7 total predicted transmembrane domains (TMHMM) |
| Physical Interactions | There are 20 total physical interactions (BioGRID) |
| Homologs | PDB Homologs | BLASTP | BLASTP v. fungi | Fungal Alignment | Synteny Viewer |
| External Sequence Databases |
EBI: UPI000158E5A1 | P08004 MIPS: YNL192W NCBI: 116378 | 1302185 | 171215 | 330443698 | 347595644 | NP_014207.2 GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ: DAA10361.2 | M14045 | Z71468 |
| External Classifications | EC: 2.4.1.16 [Chitin synthase] |
external links for Chs1p
| Homologs | Interaction Resources | Protein databases/Other | Localization Resources |
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| BLASTP (NCBI) | BioGRID | SCOP Superfamily | YPL+ |
| Ashbya (AGD) | BOND | GPMdb (Mass Spec.) | YeastGFP |
| Candida (CGD) | BioPIXIE | MIPS | |
| Candida (CandidaDB) | CYC2008 (complexes) | Pfam domains | |
| YGOB | Complexome | YeastRC Structure Prediction (Seattle) | |
| YOGY | DIP | ||
| GeneMANIA |
References cited on this page View Complete Literature Guide for Chs1p
| 1) | Awasthi S, et al. (2001) New roles for the Snp1 and Exo84 proteins in yeast pre-mRNA splicing. J Biol Chem 276(33):31004-15 |
| 2) | Cabib E, et al. (1992) Chitinase and chitin synthase 1: counterbalancing activities in cell separation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Gen Microbiol 138(1):97-102 |
| 3) | Ziman M, et al. (1996) Chs1p and Chs3p, two proteins involved in chitin synthesis, populate a compartment of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae endocytic pathway. Mol Biol Cell 7(12):1909-19 |
| 4) | Cid VJ, et al. (1995) Molecular basis of cell integrity and morphogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbiol Rev 59(3):345-86 |



